Building Blocks Materials

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Family Guide

The Building Blocks Family Guide contains ideas for fun activities and discussion
starters for you and your children, as well as advice and guidance on topics such
as active listening, rule making, and being a good role model. It also can be used
to guide you through the rest of the Building Blocks materials with your children.

Our Activity Book is a great source of learning and exploration for children! They'll
discover how fun physical activity can be, learn to make good decisions, and explore
their emotions-with the guidance of the Friends!

Children will love developing their creative side with the ABC Coloring Book, which
uses pictures to teach the alphabet. They also will get to practice their reading
skills and learn alliteration with the accompanying text.

The Building Blocks Know Kit Cards for 3- to 4-year-olds provide discussion topics
that are excellent tools for parents and caregivers to use as they talk to children
about their world, body, and mind. Age-appropriate questions help children expand
their thinking and practice making their own decisions. The cards also offer suggestions
for activities related to the questions.

The Building Blocks Know Kit Cards for 5- to 6-year-olds provide discussion topics
that are excellent tools for parents and caregivers to use as they talk to children
about their world, body, and mind. Age-appropriate questions help children expand
their thinking and practice making their own decisions. The cards also offer suggestions
for activities related to the questions.

The Building Blocks Music CD features songs by the Friends-children will love to
sing along! The CD gives positive messages, encourages physical activity, and helps
children feel good about themselves and the decisions they make.

This Easy Reader features the familiar Building Blocks characters in a rhyming book
that encourages children to play outside and exercise and discover the world around
them. Use this oversized, colorful book in the classroom or at home to engage young
children in reading and counting, problem-solving, and making healthy decisions.

Look What I Can Do!(Easy Reader for 5- to 6-year-olds)
(PDF 950KB)

This Easy Reader features the familiar Building Blocks characters and encourages
children to play outside and exercise, eat healthy meals and snacks, and discover
the world around them. Activities throughout the book let children show all of the
things that they can do, too! Use this oversized, colorful book in the classroom
or at home to engage young children in reading, problem-solving, and making healthy
decisions.